Four people were injured when a truck carrying bricks lost control and crashed into five vehicles waiting to collect children outside a school in Wembley, Pietermaritzburg, this afternoon.
Just after midday, Mi7 Emergency Medical Services received reports of a serious accident and dispatched paramedics to the scene. On arrival, paramedics found a chaotic scene after the truck had collided with five vehicles parked outside the school, where parents and other motorists were waiting to collect children.
Mi7 paramedics immediately began assessing the injured and treating four patients who had sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate. The patients were stabilised at the scene before being transported to various hospitals for further treatment.
Fortunately, no children were injured in the collision.
We wish all those injured a successful recovery.
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Four people were injured when a truck carrying bricks lost control and crashed into five vehicles waiting to collect children outside a school in Wembley, Pietermaritzburg, this afternoon.
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